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Letter to William S. Kenyon, Washington, DC. 1922 Dec. 30.
Includes a typed copy of a telegram from Judge Samuel Sibley.
Referring Kenyon to an enclosure; discussing an appropriate sum to request for a legal fund.

Henry Cantwell Wallace Papers, 1904-1930

Wallace, Henry Cantwell, 1866-1924. Editor of Wallaces' Farmer; appointed U.S. Secretary of Agriculture by Warren Harding in 1921. He was a member of the executive committee of the Roosevelt Memorial Association and of the International Committee of Young Men's Christian Associations. During his administration he promoted farm relief legislation.

Papers of William S. Kenyon 1911-1933

Kenyon, William Squire, 1869-1933. U.S. Senator from Iowa and U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge. The papers of William S. Kenyon concern his career in the U.S. Senate and on the bench the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (Eighth Circuit). Correspondence files span the years 1911-1933. Theses letters primarily relate to his court appointment, election campaigns, and other political activities. There are letters from Presidents Taft, Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover, as well as from such notable Iowans as Martin J. Wade, J.R. Howard, N.E. Kendall, John Hammill, and Charles A. Rawson. Subject files in the collection range from the Wickersham Commission to political primaries while Kenyon's judicial career is documented with all of his court assignments and related correspondence. Speeches and clippings make up the remainder of the papers, recording Kenyon's positions on many issues of his time including: the Teapot Dome scandal, WWI, prohibition, and Republican Party politics.

Calvin Coolidge to Harry P. Harrison G. Northampton, MA. 1923 June 21. Concerning his being able to arrange a speaking engagement; will confer with other parties before a final decision is reached. Typed note signed.

Calvin Coolidge to E.T. Meredith. [Washington, DC]. 1927 Nov. 28. Concerning a visit made by Meredith in support of Claude R. Porter as a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Typescript letter signed.

Chester Alan Arthur to Campbell Allen, 20 Aug. 1853

Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886. Letter to Campbell Allen. West Troy, NY. August 20, 1853. Concerning Allen's sickness and the question of finding a replacement for his teaching job; and other personal matters.

Grover Cleveland to Henry Watterson. Buzzard's Bay, MA. July 1, 1892. ALS (With envelope). Concerning a statement made by Watterson in the Louisville Courier-Journal mentioning his feelings about the upcoming election.